Programs/Content
NPR will roll out paid subscriptions to its podcasts
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The network will also participate in Apple and Spotify’s podcast subscription initiatives.
What’s up with salaries in public media?
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We’re trying to find out with our first-ever salary survey — and we need your help.
Obituaries
Don Russell, Illinois Public Media engineer who specialized in radio and IT systems, dies at 45
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“Don was an extraordinary engineer who could fix anything,” said CEO Moss Bresnahan.
Programs/Content
Shuttered by COVID, theaters find new audiences in pivot to radio dramas
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“It’s been a happy accident that we were kind of forced into this, but we’ve really enjoyed doing it.”
Programs/Content
How KUNR’s internship program for high school students illustrates the value of youth voices during the pandemic
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By equipping student reporters with microphones, they can provide a unique insight into how the pandemic has disrupted schools and how the last year has upended any sense of normalcy for today’s youth.
Programs/Content
Black Public Media’s PitchBLACK commits largest-ever funding pool to five documentaries
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Four documentaries and an animated short exploring the Black experience received over $400,000.
System/Policy
NPR has ‘not completely bounced back’ from pandemic’s impact on revenue, says acting CEO
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Leaders of NPR and PBS spoke to Texas pubmedia employees about lessons from the past year and possible collaborations between the networks.
System/Policy
CPB approves plan to divide up $175M in emergency funding
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The funding will be split evenly between radio and television, with $100 million prioritized for smaller stations.
System/Policy
Public Media for All analysis highlights persistent gaps in pubmedia diversity
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Comparing recently released CPB data to U.S. Census demographics shows that public media is only keeping pace with or lagging behind national trends.
Programs/Content
CPB funds COVID-19 PSAs focused on Black and Native communities
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The grants went to Native Public Media and to stations licensed to HBCUs.
People
Comings and goings: GBH creates accessibility role, new Vermont network makes first hire …
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Donna Danielewski joined GBH in 2008.
System/Policy
How Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie became NPR’s ‘Founding Mothers’
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In an excerpt from her new book, author Lisa Napoli examines the collective power of female journalists who helped make NPR what it is today.